February 24, 2011
Revolution becomes a real prospect when only the opposition and the regime’s forces are on the streets, and the apathetic stay away.
February 2, 2011
Any democratic change in Arab states is likely to produce leaderships that are less hostile to Iran than the current ones and this will offer new avenues for Tehran to build influence in those countries.
January 19, 2011
it is perhaps more surprising that Ben Ali’s 23-year rule came to such an abrupt end than it is to observe the Iranian regime’s resilience a year and a half on from the protests.
December 7, 2010
A document released by WikiLeaks suggesting that Iran's Supreme Leader has advanced leukemia is likely to be just another in a long line of suspect accounts of his imminent death.
August 18, 2010
Whatever Ahmadinejad’s motives for offering talks with President Obama, a meeting could open the way to progress in US-Iranian relations.
June 30, 2010
Basij movement hopes to catch children at early age and train them up for “army of 20 million”.
June 3, 2010
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran’s Supreme Leader, was not always deeply conservative.
May 4, 2010
Iranian government support boosts attendance but some say myths are bogus.
February 9, 2010
Both the Iranian government and the opposition expect shows of strength on the anniversary of the revolution.